Chapter 23 Laying the Thunder of Continental Turmoil
After a lot of fun, there was nothing to do with Hudson. Even though he is also a magician on the surface, the moisture in it is too heavy.
Even if you make up a series of magical knowledge, the time you can learn is too short to have time to integrate it.
No matter how rare a leopard lays eggs, it is not as important as the letter Hudson has in hand.
When the debt crisis of the Duchy of Moxi was on the verge of breaking out, King George, an old friend, wrote to him to complain about his grievances.
On the surface, there is not a word mentioning money, but the information exposed between the lines is all caused by the lack of money.
Writing to Hudson at this moment seems to be an exchange between old friends, but in fact it is asking him for advice.
Hudson's idea of issuing bonds was indeed the brainchild of Hudson, but while making the proposal, he deliberately reminded the Moses to keep the debt in check.
It's a pity: debt is a thing full of magic, and once you embark on this road of no return, there is no turning back.
After the war, Hudson kept a close eye on the situation in the Duchy of Moxie, waiting for them to collapse in debt.
Being able to drag out the debt crisis until now by tearing down the east wall and repairing the west wall is enough to prove that George is a qualified "lake wallmaker".
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the big nobles who participated in it to get out of it, Hudson had to say that he admired the old by borrowing the new to the extreme.
Unfortunately, no matter how much the debt crisis is delayed, the crisis will always exist and cannot disappear in a vacuum.
Glancing at the visitor, Hudson sighed and said, "Viscount Raquel, I already understand what your king means. I don't have the perfect solution, but I have a bad idea.
No matter how tight the finances are, it is certainly not advisable to directly declare that the debts will be repaid. As long as your country still wants to mix in the mainland, it will not be able to rely on these debts.
Just because your country is currently unable to make direct cash payments does not mean that you are unable to repay your debts in other ways.
For example: knowledge inheritance!
Many things that can only be regarded as common sense among the big nobles are treasures that can be met but not sought by the small nobles below.
What's happening right now is just right for you. A large amount of debt has been transferred to the small and medium-sized nobles, which creates operability for you.
Rather than waiting for the debt to thunderstorm and creditors come to the door to collect debts, it is better to take the initiative in advance.
As long as it is clear what the small and medium-sized nobles who hold large foreign debts in their hands need most now, they can prescribe the right medicine.
Anyway, even if you copy a hundred or a thousand copies of knowledge, the knowledge in your hands will still not change.
Theoretically, as long as you sign a confidentiality contract with the creditors in advance, you can continue to do this kind of business in secret.
However, once this kind of transaction is leaked, you will face big trouble, and I am afraid that you will offend many people at that time! ”
As soon as the words landed, Lacker was dumbfounded. This is not just an ordinary bad idea, it is simply an idea that can kill people.
The class in Aslant can be solidified by the tacit understanding of the ruling class. Among them, everyone joins forces to block the inheritance of knowledge, which is the most important link.
If the monopoly of knowledge is broken, once the opportunity is encountered, the small nobles below will have the possibility of rising.
Maybe the probability of going against the current is very low, but there are many small nobles! As long as the base is large enough, there will always be lucky winners who stand out.
The large number of new players will inevitably increase the competition from the upper ruling group.
The consequences of this will not be a reshuffle of a certain region or a certain country, but a major political reshuffle of the entire society.
As the initiator, it is bound to be hostile to the traditional ruling group.
"Marshal, the consequences of doing this are too great. Once the news leaks out, the Principality can't afford it! ”
Hudson nodded slightly, then shook his head.
"You're right, it's a troublesome matter. But if the consequences are small, how can it be considered a bad idea?
The debts that your country has successively owed, at least tens of millions of gold coins, can break 100 million if you don't do it.
Such a huge sum of money, if you don't pay the price, how can you pay it back in a short time?
Repayment tax, you've tried to collect. It turns out that in the face of huge debts, relying on taxes to repay the loan will not work.
Post-war reconstruction took up a lot of resources, and with the reality of the Principality of Moxi, it simply did not have the ability to repay its debts.
Now you have only two options: either you can secretly use the knowledge inheritance to pay off the debt; If you sell some special resources that can be mass-produced in private, but are tacitly blocked by everyone.
Whatever choice is made, it is a challenge to the existing order.
In my opinion, the best option at the moment is to find a way to settle some of the creditors first, and then raise money to pay off some of the debt.
Even if there are some outrageous behaviors, as long as you do a good job of confidentiality, it will be difficult for the outside world to know what you have done!
You are afraid of being exposed, and those small and medium-sized nobles who participate in the transaction are even more afraid of the news leaking. At least until they rise, it will be strictly secrecy.
Just based on some gossip and some turmoil, I think your country can still withstand it.
Even if it is finally exposed, it will be many years later, and it is estimated that when you recover your vitality, and with the support of the kingdom, you are not afraid of someone coming to point fingers. ”
Hudson's patient explanation was clearly not for the sake of volunteering. As a new aristocracy, if you want to achieve greater development, you can only break the current pattern of interest distribution.
If you look at the development process of the mountain territory, you can know that you are either farming or clearing wasteland, and the days are a hard time.
It's not that Hudson doesn't want to develop rapidly, it's that the interests have long been divided up by everyone, and no matter where he reaches out, he will be resisted by vested interests.
If this situation continues, when the development of the marshland is completed, the mountain territory will reach the peak of development, and there is no hope for further development.
Subconsciously, Hudson was not a man who was willing to be ordinary. From the moment he agitated the Principality of Mossi to issue bonds, he knew that something was going to happen.
Whether the Moses choose to default on their debts or repay them in a way that breaks the unspoken rules, they will eventually cause disruption to the existing order.
"Marshal, you have succeeded in convincing me. Unfortunately, the final decision-making power is not in my hands, and what the Duchy will do next is not known for the time being.
But you will always remember your dedication to the Principality. If there's anything we can do, just ask! ”
Raquel said with a grateful face.
It's not a polite remark, but a real return. As for the specific level of return, it all depends on the next choice of the Duchy of Moxi.
If Hudson's plan had been adopted, compensation would have been indispensable. In other words, it can also be called - hush money!
He didn't have time to care about these trivial matters, and after sending Laquel away, Hudson was busy counting the accounts in the territory.
At the end of the year, I have to make a summary of my work. The summary, which was supposed to be carried out at the end of the year, was dragged to April of the following year, along with the summary of the first quarter, and the main reason was that it was too busy.
In the past year or so, a lot of major events have happened in the mountain realm: the great migration, the lord's wedding, and the establishment of the Warcraft breeding base......
"Earl, without counting the cost of immigration, last year's fiscal deficit was as high as 320,000 gold coins.
This year, the territory's financial situation has not improved, but has deteriorated further. In the first quarter alone, we had a deficit of 130,000 gold coins.
If we add the expenses of territorial replacement compensation and relocation and resettlement, then the total deficit last year and the first quarter of this year will be as high as 2 million gold coins.
Fortunately, the compensation for the replacement of the territory is paid in a lump sum, and now the resettlement has been completed one after another, and the follow-up expenses are mainly infrastructure construction investment.
These expenses are not urgent, and can be carried out gradually in batches according to the actual situation.
The fiscal deficit in the first quarter of this year deepened, mainly due to the rapid decline in profits of the steel industry, which received 20,000 gold coins per month compared with the same period last year.
The second is the formation of the Warcraft Legion, and according to the agreement reached with all parties, we have already distributed thirty-six Warcraft eggs.
Due to the lack of incubation in the realm, we paid the Wizards' Guild for the incubation of fifteen hundred gold coins.
According to the cultivation package given by the Mage Association, it is estimated that the next maintenance cost will cost at least two hundred gold coins per month. (Excludes labor and ripening agent costs)
Considering that there are still a large number of female beasts in the pregnant period, in the following days, we will receive a variety of monster eggs or cubs every month, and the cost will increase further in the future.
According to the most optimistic estimates, we are expected to harvest 300 Demon Beast cubs this year, and we expect to spend between 30,000 and 50,000 gold coins in the new funds.
It depends on the research and development and use of the drug.
According to the information we have, at present, the Kingdom Wizards Association has only approved four kinds of Warcraft-exclusive ripening potions, as well as one popular ripening potion.
Most of these R&D accounts are improvements to existing ripening agents to minimize costs and side effects.
In this regard, the major nobles of the kingdom have invested a lot, and all kinds of resources are inclined to this, and I believe that they will soon be able to produce results.
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The thirty-six Warcraft eggs we obtained alone belong to eight types of Warcraft, and there will only be more types of Warcraft added in the future. If you want to form a Warcraft legion, you have to make trade-offs.
Considering that we have agreements with the major nobles in the country and can share the research and development results of the ripening potion for free, our best choice is to keep the Warcraft cubs approved by the Mage Association and sell all the remaining cubs.
At present, the Warcraft Legion of all parties is in the initial stage, and it is the time when Warcraft is most lacking, and at this moment, the sale of cubs does not worry about not being able to sell at a good price! ”
As the financial officer of the territory, Rudolph is also the territory of the heartbreak. The Warcraft Legion has just started, and he is trying to sell Warcraft to reduce expenses and return funds.
It's not that he's making a big fuss, it's actually that the number of Warcraft cubs is on the rise. This situation will continue until the end of Maxim's estrus period, when it will slowly decrease and eventually stabilize at a fixed value.
This year's military spending of 350,000 gold coins will be increased, and next year this figure may increase several times. After all, if you want to enter service as soon as possible, the use of ripening agents is inevitable.
The best way is to control the types of Warcraft from the beginning, unify the logistics supply standards, and rely on large-scale breeding to reduce costs.
"Don't worry, Sir Rudolph. Your lord, I still owe two hundred and fifty-six Warcraft cubs outside, and most of this year's Warcraft cubs have to be taken out to pay off the debt.
There is no need to worry about the ripening potion, your master is a genius magician. It may be difficult to develop it alone, but if you copy it according to the formula, can you still not do it? ”
Hudson said steadyly.
The cost of the mountain collar is large, and the amount on paper is also huge. The compensation for the replacement of the territory is as high as 1.2 million gold coins, which sounds very scary, but in fact, the cash paid is not much.
Even if the newly rising nobles, Hudson still has a lot of resources in the hands of the small nobles, such as: Warcraft cubs, life essence......
The current Hudson not only owes a bunch of monster cubs outside, but also owes a lot of life essence, and even the ripening potion he promised in advance.
The compensation announced to the outside world is gold coins, and when it comes to the specific operation, everyone still chooses resources more.
In addition to taking out dozens of doses of life essence on the spot, the rest of the resources are foreign debts. Creditors can wait with confidence, and Hudson is even more worried.
Going in and out of the laboratory every once in a while is not completely fruitless. According to the process plagiarism recorded on the formula, Hudson still made a lot of magic potions such as life essence.
Even if the promised life essence is fully fulfilled, it is not a big problem. However, in order to reduce the impact, Hudson deliberately delayed the delivery time under the pretext of collecting raw materials.
After all, according to the unspoken rules of the kingdom, for the sake of the stability of social order, all major forces are limiting the amount of life essence flowing out.
As a steady aristocrat, it is no problem to let Hudson fool others to come out and break the rules, and let him be the first bird himself, it must be free to talk.
It just so happens that everyone is not in a hurry to use it immediately, so it is completely possible to delay the time and deliver it separately in private.
After some operation, the fiscal deficit of more than 2 million gold coins actually turned into more than 1 million.
Compared to Hudson's money in the last war, it accounted for a quarter of the total. With his current cash reserves, he can continue to support the territory's high deficit development.
"Lord Earl, if military spending can be controlled, then our Finance Department is confident that within two years, the revenue and expenditure of the territory will be balanced!
In the past year or so, the Ministry of Government Affairs has also adopted many measures to optimize the current management model and standardize the building of grassroots teams.
In this reshuffle, we have dismissed a total of seven incompetent officials, arrested three corrupt elements, and promoted 13 officials.
There are three new management institutions, namely: the Department of Family Planning, the Department of Warcraft Management, and the Department of Pharmacist Management.
At present, all three divisions are in the preparatory stage of creation, except for the appointment of the person in charge, the rest has yet to be implemented, and it is expected to be gradually improved in the next two to three years.
This is the relevant personnel appointment and dismissal documents, as well as the planning outline of the new organizational structure, please take a look! ”
As he spoke, Jacob handed over a paperwork. The content is two pages long, and it is obvious that Hudson's minimalist style is implemented.
In fact, all the proclamations on the continent of Aslant have very little content.
Perhaps because the cost of parchment paper is too high, what can be said in one sentence will never be added to a second sentence.
After a cursory glance, Hudson had no confidence in the Government's proposal to balance payments within two years.
The reason is very simple, according to the progress of the work that has been reported, the artificial canal is expected to be completed by the end of the year, and it is expected to be navigable in February next year.
With the Grand Canal, with access to the sea, how can you not have your own shipyard?
This step is out, and that is the real spending of money. Last year's fiscal deficit was 320,000 gold coins, including the expenses of his lord's wedding.
By the time next year, as soon as the sailing plan comes out, it is estimated that the shipyard project alone will be able to squander this number.
It's not just the ship that's expensive, it's the magic array carved on the ship that's even more expensive.